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Washington County Hospital is hosting a Blood Drive on Tuesday, July 11 from 12 noon to 6 p.m. The Blood Drive will be in the lower level conference rooms of the hospital. The best entrance would be the Education Entrance on the South East corner of the hospital. Please come and join us. Each pint

Washington County Hospital is hosting a CPR and First Aid Training class open to the public. The class will be held on Monday, July 10 to begin at 5:00 p.m. There is a $25 fee per participant. (Please bring cash/check) The CPR/First Aid Class will be located in the Conference Rooms on the lower level

The Washington County Fair will offer something new and exciting this year – a 5K/Fun Glow Run. The Run will be held on Thursday, July 13, 2017. Registration for the event is $25 per participant. All ages are welcome and with your registration you will receive a goodie bag with various items to help illuminate

A Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Okawville has been called for Thursday June 29, 2017 beginning at 7:00 PM. The meeting will be held in the meeting room of the Okawville Senior Center Building at 305 N Nashville Street, Okawville IL. The purpose of this meeting is to replace

Department J- Agricultural products, David Ibendahl replaces George Engele as superintendent. His phone number is 618-214-0856 Department M- Textiles and Fine Arts, Phyllis Lange replaces Joann Snead and Jeannie Hoffman as superintendent. Her number is 618-327-3780.

By Alex Haglund Washington County Treasurer Darlene Ostendorf came before the Washington County board at their regular June meeting on Tuesday, June 13 and gave them a brief rundown on recent activities in her office, including telling them about changes that will allow residents to pay their tax bills with a credit or debit card.

St. John’s Lutheran Church, New Minden, is sponsoring a collection of used furniture and other household items the next two Saturday mornings: June 24, at the Christ Our Rock Lutheran High School parking lot, and July 1, at the St. John’s parking lot in New Minden. Both collections run from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon. Collected

Event Starts At 4 p.m., Held At Okawville Community Club The annual Washington County Relay For Life is just around the corner – this Saturday, June 24, from 4 to 10 p.m., at the Okawville Community Club! The opening ceremony will start things off at 4 p.m., with the survivor lap beginning at 4:15 p.m.,